Katharina Holzinger


Katharina Holzinger is a German political scientist with a focus on international politics. Since 2021, she is the Rector of the University of Konstanz.

Academic career

On 9 December 2020, Katharina Holzinger was elected to succeed Kerstin Krieglstein as Rector of the University of Konstanz.

Research interests

Holzinger's research priorities include national international environmental policy; the European Union; theories of political decision-making; internal conflict, conflict management, bargaining and arguing; as well as traditional forms of governance. She was a member of the Cluster of Excellence "Cultural Foundations of Integration" and the Graduate School "Decision Science".

Publications (selection)

Traditional Political Institutions in Contemporary Politics, Special Issue of Comparative Political Studies 52, 2019,.Transnational Common Goods. Strategic Constellations, Collective Action Problems, and Multi-level Provision. Palgrave-Macmillan, New York 2008,.Environmental Policy Convergence in Europe? The Impact of International Institutions and Trade .'' Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2008,.Die Europäische Union: Analysekonzepte und Theorien. Schöningh-UTB, Paderborn 2005,.